UK response to migrant crisis criticised

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London - Leading former judges and lawyers have criticised the British government's "slow and narrow" response to the migrant crisis. Lord Phillips, former UK Supreme Court head, and Lord Macdonald, ex-director of public prosecutions, are among 300 to sign an open letter on the issue. They say the offer to accept 20,000 refugees over five years is not enough. One retired judge said the UK could cope with taking in 75,000 a year. The government said it had been at the forefront of the global response. In addition to offering to accept 20,000 refugees from camps bordering war-torn Syria, it has provided £1bn in aid to Syria, with an extra £100m being given to charities to help thousands of people displaced by the conflict.(FA)

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